Unit
1
12
A
Week 1 •
Saludos y despedidas
Day 1
(
pages 12–13)
Language Functions
Students will
learn and practice different forms
of greetings and goodbyes.
identify themselves and others
in Spanish.
recognize the sequence of events
in a text.
Vocabulary
Essential Question
¿
Cómo nos saludamos y nos despedimos
en español?
How do we greet and say goodbye
to each other in Spanish?
Activate Prior Knowledge
Frontload Vocabulary
Build Background
Language in Context
Predict
Listening and speaking activities to elicit
ideas and Spanish vocabulary to make
predictions.
Close
Interactive exercise involving listening
and speaking that brings closure to Day.
Day 2
(
pages 14–15)
Read
Las pirámides
Warm-up
Echo Read
Multiple Access Strategies*
Meeting Individual Needs*
Practice and Apply
Listening, speaking, and
reading activities.
Close
Interactive exercise involving
listening and speaking that
brings closure to Day.
Extension
Writing activity involving
Cuaderno de práctica.
Day 3
(
pages 16–17)
Check Comprehension
Multiple Access Strategies*
Meeting Individual Needs*
Scaffold and Apply
Listening, speaking, and
reading activities.
Close
Interactive exercise involving
listening and speaking that
brings closure to Day.
Extension
Writing activity involving
Cuaderno de práctica.
Day 4
(
pages 18–19)
Explore Cultures
Multiple Access Strategies*
Meeting Individual Needs*
Review and Apply
Informal Assessment
Culminating Activities
Writing Process
Planifica
Álbum de recuerdos
Extension
Multiple Intelligences*
Descubre Online
Writing activity involving
Cuaderno de práctica.
niño/niña
señor/señora/
señorita
pirámide
cierto ≠ falso
gracias
adiós
buenos días
buenas tardes
buenas noches
¿
cómo estás?
hasta luego
hola
nos vemos
¿
qué tal?
yo soy…
Big Idea
Nos conocemos
*
Differentiated Instruction, including Accessing Critical-Thinking Skills activities and activities for heritage speakers.